Artefact ID | 975 |
TM ID | TM 64662 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Literary |
Language | Greek |
Description | Aland NTS 3 (1957): 262-264; 𝔓7a (Soden ε II) Papyrus fragment containing a theological text with a direct quote from the Second Gospel of Luke 4:1-2. The fragment measured 24.5 x 15.6 cm, and contained one column with 17 lines of text. The text appears to be theological, although a more precise description is not possible. The text contains several nomina sacra. |
Selection criteria | Literary genre (Theological), Nomina sacra |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 599 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography. The fragment was dated palaeographically by Caspar René Gregory to a period between the 4-6th c.; see Aland 1957: 263. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | The provenance is uncertain: a possible provenance is the Catharina Monastery in Sinai, Egypt. |
Accession number | Kiev, National Library Petrov 533 [one of two fragments listed as no. 152; for the other fragment, see 𝔓7b]. The fragment is now considered lost. |